The Photography Thread !
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God you are!! O_OAnshul said:
Posting the below picture to get some help to get an idea where I went wrong in settings !
picture in original size:
Picture was clicked in daytime, though under tube-light, in-built flash was used. Now the problem is, only the center part is illuminated, and the area around the borders are bit dark :S as you can see. and this is not just the one, other picture clicked at that time have same problem :ashamed:
Camera: 1000D
Lens: 18-55mm IS
Exposure Program: Normal Program (P)
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec
F stop: f/4
Focal length: 18mm
ISO: 200
if any other detail required can be seen in the exif data, now help me in identifying the problem? How could have I made the picture illuminated uniformly and not just the center.
picture in original size:
Picture was clicked in daytime, though under tube-light, in-built flash was used. Now the problem is, only the center part is illuminated, and the area around the borders are bit dark :S as you can see. and this is not just the one, other picture clicked at that time have same problem :ashamed:
Camera: 1000D
Lens: 18-55mm IS
Exposure Program: Normal Program (P)
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec
F stop: f/4
Focal length: 18mm
ISO: 200
if any other detail required can be seen in the exif data, now help me in identifying the problem? How could have I made the picture illuminated uniformly and not just the center.
Typical case of Vignetting.. Try using a lower aperture value (higher f-number) to solve this.. Else vignetting can be fixed easily using photoshop or any other image editing software..Parv said:Posting the below picture to get some help to get an idea where I went wrong in settings !
picture in original size:
Picture was clicked in daytime, though under tube-light, in-built flash was used. Now the problem is, only the center part is illuminated, and the area around the borders are bit dark :S as you can see. and this is not just the one, other picture clicked at that time have same problem :ashamed:
Camera: 1000D
Lens: 18-55mm IS
Exposure Program: Normal Program (P)
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec
F stop: f/4
Focal length: 18mm
ISO: 200
if any other detail required can be seen in the exif data, now help me in identifying the problem? How could have I made the picture illuminated uniformly and not just the center.
Seattle.BF1983 said:delirious? - Where the hell do you stay ? I have seen lots of shots of that farm/meadow from you. Pretty stunning shot !
The farm/countryside shots were taken during a trip to eastern Washington, to an area called the Palouse. Beautiful place. Want to return there during spring when the fields will be green in color (think Windows wallpaper). 
@Parv
as vinaycm said its vignetting.
Also because the onboard flash is low powered you need wither diffuser to reflect the flash light (bounce) or you need better external flash.
there are so many DIY mods which you can apply to the flash to bounce it, Cigarette packet / Business card is the most common I have heard.
If you can lower the aperture value than you can let more light in lens, and you can keep the flash off.
Lastly about composition:
While taking portraits keep background to the minimum so that persons expressions can be reflected more better way, also the larger background takes the attention off the subject.
as vinaycm said its vignetting.
Also because the onboard flash is low powered you need wither diffuser to reflect the flash light (bounce) or you need better external flash.
there are so many DIY mods which you can apply to the flash to bounce it, Cigarette packet / Business card is the most common I have heard.
If you can lower the aperture value than you can let more light in lens, and you can keep the flash off.
Lastly about composition:
While taking portraits keep background to the minimum so that persons expressions can be reflected more better way, also the larger background takes the attention off the subject.
Thanks. You basically set up your cam preferably on a high rise building where you get a clear shot of the sky. Put your cam on manual focus and try to focus on distant objects like the city lights far away or trees in the neighborhood. Set your cam to bulb exposure (which is what I did for my pics) or maybe a shutter speed of 1 - 2 seconds. Set your aperture and ISO likewise. Remember to store the pics as RAW. It gives you maximum control for post-processing.